THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.115 ISSUE 103
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2005
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FINANCES
College, senators clash
BY NATE KARLIN AND DANIEL BERK editor@kansan.com KANSAN STAFF WRITERS
University officials and some members of Student Senate are disagreeing on a referendum for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences differential tuition.
A 1982 statute requires a referendum, which is essentially a vote, to be used whenever an institution under the Kansas Board of Regents requests a bond for building or maintaining facilities, according to statute 76-742 of Kansas law.
statute 107424 The college will use a 20-year bond to jump-start production
of the new Natural Sciences building and a renovation of Wescoe Hall.
The statute didn't specify the definition of a referendum so the administration decided to use a survey as the referendum, Provost David Shulenburger said.
In order to use a survey as a referendum, the survey must clearly identify itself as a referendum, said Richard Levy, professor of law. Not acknowledging it could be unfair to voters, he said.
"If you knew it was a referendum, you would probably take it more seriously." he said.
Kim Wilcox, dean of liberal
arts and sciences, said that students should have picked up on the fact that the survey was a referendum because several e-mails, including the survey itself, that went out to all students had the words "your last opportunity" in bold and italicized characters. Those words were in the sentence. "The link below will take you to a survey which is your last opportunity to weigh in on whether you think such a tuition should be applied to all College of Liberal Arts and Sciences courses." The survey was sent in an e-mail to all students.
Ryan Faulconer, Colorado Springs, Colo., senior, and
author of a bill that would put the issue to another referendum for the April elections was unaware of the law until yesterday and didn't know if the survey sent out by the college qualifies as a referendum.
"My thought is if it is a referendum, why are they calling it a survey?" Faulconer said. "I think the law just gives more credibility to the bill that was passed last night."
The law says that no student fees should be charged or collected unless a student referendum has been made public and presented to the Regents prior to any contract for construction on any building.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway will make a presentation to the Regents in May proposing the tuition increase. Hemenway and other administration officials will present the results of the CLAS survey to the Regents.
"I think a second vote would be very unfortunate." Wilcox said. "It creates a risk of confusion and would only frustrate students. I don't see any reason
If Faulconer's bill passes next week in front of full Senate, the referendum will be on the ballot for April elections. Wilcox said Faulconer's bill would be unnecessary if it makes its way onto the ballot.
to vote on the same thing twice."
The only reason the administration decided to use the survey as the referendum was to segregate school votes, unlike the Student Senate referendum, Shulenburger said.
Wilcox said the reason the college decided to use the survey was to learn more about CLAS facilities.
The survey will be completed by 5 p.m.
Marcia Powers, information specialist for the college, said the results of the survey will be ready for the public by the middle-to-end of next week.
Edited by Kendall Dix
HEALTH
Trainer Josh Magaha, Basehor senior, right, smiles at his client Richard Johnson, dean of students, as Magaha adds an extra count to the exercise Wednesday morning. Johnson worked out with Magaha at the Student Recreation Fitness Center and said Magaha pushed him hard. Magaha has worked as a trainer for three years and said he enjoyed the interaction he had with his clients.
One-on-one fitness
Personal training program offers great experience, but fills up fast
BY TY BEAVER
tbeaver@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
David Herrera has helped a 350-pound, 40-year-old diabetic drop 285 pounds. It's all part of his job as a personal trainer at the Student Recreation Fitness Center.
"I could always tell how we were doing because of how he changed notches in his belt," Herrera, Lawrence senior, said. "In the end, he had to punch new holes in it."
The Student Recreation Fitness Center offers free personal training to all students. The center has 40 one-hour slots available per week. People can take two sessions a week, so at least 20 people sign up in any given week. The slots always fill up every two weeks during sign up, said Jill Urkoski, associate director of recreation services.
The program became more
PERSONAL TRAINERS
Students may start signing up on the listed dates at 6 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. to reserve a training session.
Students can sign up for training sessions that begin at 3 p.m. A student may sign up for maximum of two sessions a week.
Sign up Dates:
popular when the Student Recreation Fitness Center opened in 2003, she said. At least 25 people will try to sign up for what are really 20 spots.
Interested students can start signing up for personal trainers on designated days at 6 a.m. The
Source: KU Recreation Services
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March 8 March 22
slots are available on a first-come. first-served basis. The University is one of few schools that provide free personal training.
Additional sessions or any purchased after the first 40 are filled are $10 each, Urkoski said.
The four paid student trainers range in experience from Herrera, who has been a personal trainer for a year and a half, to Josh Magaha, Leavenworth senior and a trainer for three years.
Though many of the trainers major in exercise science, they do not get class credit for being a personal trainer, Urkoski said.
The people behind the treadmill
todority. Herrera focuses on improving cardiovascular fitness with strength exercises. He also shares his knowledge so that his
Each trainer is different and focuses on different aspects of fitness depending on their philosophy.
clients can work out on their own.
If a client doesn't show up or only comes in for two weeks, Herrera can't do much for them.
"My philosophy just doesn't go well short-term," he said.
Magaha's approach emphasizes cardiovascular, resistance and flexibility training to provide a long-term fitness routine. He is wary of people just want to develop their upper-body muscles or are just concerned about losing weight fast, and he has a reputation for being tough.
A personal trainer for three years, Magaha has seen a lot. The premedical student has worked with bulimia and anorexia. He also helped one client lose 200 pounds.
"I've been told I can be a little tough on people," he said.
Both trainers have gained personally from their sessions. While Magaha seeks to help
SEE FITNESS ON PAGE 8A
Hashinger to get face lift
Residence hall to close doors next year
By ERIC SORRENTINO
esorrentino@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The writing on the walls and hacky sack games that take place at the front of Hashinger Hall will stop this May, and won't be back until the fall of 2006.
The hall will close for renovations the day after commencement, said Kip Grosshans, associate director for housing office administration.
The $12.6 million project will produce more public space for Hashinger residents. But the renovation allows for 375 student spaces, down from the current total of 460 student spaces this semester.
is semester.
Grosshans said Hashinger
had an average of 34 rentable spaces on floors four through eight. After renovations, Hashinger will have an average of 31 rentable spaces.
Potential overcrowding in residences halls may be avoided by students who choose not to live on Daisy Hill during renovations.
"I plan on living off campus next year because I wouldn't live anywhere else on Daisy Hill except Hash," said Stephanie West, Girard freshman and Hashinger resident.
West said Hashinger could use renovations, but would not be as creative a residence hall as it used to be.
"It's a bit dirty, but it feels a
SEE HASHINGER ON PAGE 8A
CITY MAINTENANCE
2005 Waterline Construction
Downtown waterline getting replacement
BY JASON SHAAD
jshaad@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Businesses in downtown Lawrence will have to go with the flow of a waterline replacement project that will begin this spring.
The waterline that now supplies downtown is 118 years old and has become encrusted with mineral deposits, said Brian Kingsley, project manager for BG Consultants, Inc.
Repacing the entire water line will take three years to complete, according to a proposal by BG Consultants. The first stage of the project, which should begin in mid-April, will close parking on the east side of Massachusetts Street between Sixth and Seventh streets, said Chris Stewart, assistant utilities director of water for the city. It also will tear up part of the sidewalk along Sixth Street, he said.
SEE WATERLINE ON PAGE 8A
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Pot holes
Lawrence's public works department is working to fix pot holes caused by winter weather. The city spends more than $2,000 per day on asphalt substitute and wages for the workers who repair the road damage. PAGE 2A
Casting call
Football seating
"The Apprentice" hosted a casting call for KU alumni in Summerfield Hall yesterday. Three graduates attended. PAGE 3A
The Kansas Athletics Department is moving the student section in Memorial Stadium as part of its new priority point system. The system is similar to the one used for Allen Fieldhouse. PAGE 1B
Cowboy curse
Oklahoma State has not won in Allen Fieldhouse since 1989. Coach Eddie Sutton has never won there, but he has more firepower this year than years past, with two all-conference candidates. PAGE 8B
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